Headlines- A shooting that took place early on Sunday on a pedestrian promenade near to the University of Iowa campus in downtown Iowa City injured at least three students.
- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The meeting of the Security Council on Cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in International Peace and Security is presided over by Ian Borg (left at table), Minister for Foreign, European, and Trade Affairs of Malta, who also serves as the February Security Council President.
During Addis Ababa African Union Summit,...
During the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia on
UN Security Council’s President Addresses the...
Reporters are briefed ahead to United Nations Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict by Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of February
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, briefs the Security Council meeting about the Middle East situation (Syria) on February 7,2023-UN Photo by Manuel Elias
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
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President of UN Security Council Briefs...
The Permanent Representative of Malta to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of February, Vanessa Frazier briefs media an overview of the Security Council’s monthly program
Opening of “Diplomacy for Peace”...
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
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General Assembly Discusses the UNEP and...
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